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High School STEM Summer Camp in Springfield, MO

Families searching for High School STEM Summer Camp in Springfield, MO are mostly asking one question: will this week actually change anything, or is it childcare with a science theme. The Springfield, MO metro area has about 500,694 residents, ranking 111th in the country.

Ages 14-18 · For families · Missouri · Midwest

High School STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Springfield, MO
High School STEM Summer Camp — Ellis Abel Learns STEM summer camp materials used in Springfield, MO

What the week actually is

By high school a camp has to be worth a teenager's summer. This one runs on a real project with a real deliverable — something that can be shown to an admissions officer or an employer without an explanation attached.

Day by day

  1. Pick the problem and write the prediction
  2. First build, first failure
  3. Diagnose what actually went wrong
  4. Rebuild and test against the prediction
  5. Showcase: explain it to the room

Springfield, MO — what applies locally

  • The Springfield, MO metro area has about 500,694 residents, ranking 111th in the country.
  • Metro area: Springfield, MO
  • State: Missouri · Region: Midwest

Questions we get from Springfield, MO

Does it help with college applications?
A finished, documented project helps. A certificate of attendance does not, and we do not pretend otherwise.
What is the deliverable?
A build, a dataset or a piece of working software, documented well enough to hand to a stranger.
Can they work on their own idea?
Yes, if it can be scoped to the time available.

Other camp themes in Springfield

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